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Albertsons has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an initial public offering.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, is significantly increasing supplies, assuming sales and marketing all of Double Diamond’s 140 acres.
The U.S. Department has sanctioned two Texas companies for violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act sanctions on PFI Express Inc.
Key Technology, Walla Walla, Wash., has appointed Jesus Acevedo as Pacific Northwest sales manager.
DENVER, Colo. — The 2020 annual meeting of Potatoes USA proceeded as planned even as news was breaking that the NCAA decided to exclude fans from its annual post-season basketball tournament the coronavirus, COVID-19.
The Produce Marketing Association has postponed its Fresh Connections Retail and Women’s Fresh Perspectives events due to the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
The New York State Apple Marketing Order advisory board is seeking proposals to make New York’s apple industry more competitive.
Anthony Marano Co has been Endorsed. Cherry Capital Foods, EV Produce International Inc., Illume Agriculture, and Sebastian Trade are new companies to the Market. Genpro Inc., Rene Produce LLC, and others have changes.
Landec Corp., parent company of Curation Foods Inc., is considering selling off the company’s vegetable trays and bagged vegetables.
The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, has a new advertising campaign, transforming the letters “C” and “A” in avocados to iconic representation of what the state has to offer.
Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., will be marketing and selling Stadelman Fruit’s produce.
Walmart has named Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., as its Produce Supplier of the Year.
Chapman Fruit Co. Inc., Immokalee, Fl., offered vine-ripe tomatoes for the first time in the fall, plans to have more in the spring and will increase the line next fall, said director Stephen Madonia.
Sun World International, Palm Desert, Calif., has added three companies the list of marketers who can sell its proprietary grape varieties.
Pero Family Farms Food Co. LLC., Delray Beach, Fla., has recalled a zucchini noodle product because it did not list egg and milk, which are classified as allergens, on the label.
Jacbos Farm Del Cabo, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired Brad Stark as sales manager.
DENVER, Colo. — The 2019 potato crop delivered lower yields in the Red River Valley and parts of Idaho, but other regions saw growth.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas and its members are welcoming the start of work on the Mariposa Road project, the main road bringing fresh Mexican produce into Nogales, Ariz.
Chiquita has released an updated sustainability report.
Alko Green Fresh LLC, Golden State Fresh LLC, Gomez Produce and Dairy Corp. and Monarca Natural Foods Inc. are new companies to the Market. Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Rice Fruit Co. and others have updates.
Big Chuy Distributors & Sons Inc. and Botsford & Goodfellow Inc. have been Endorsed. Driftless Fresh, Smith Eagle Logistics, and Uwajimaya are new companies to the Market. Hass Avocado Board and others have changes.
A newly-named table grape company with a group of well-known sales executives has received licenses to market Sun World International and International Fruit Genetics varieties.
The Food and Drug Administration has halted most inspections of food facilities outside of the U.S. through April, as travel restrictions increase in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., a cooperative whose 700 owner-members grow in the U.S., Canada and Chile, reports that its entire crop is grown sustainably.
The produce and allied industries continue to help during the COVID-19 crisis.
In spite of some recent heavy rainfall, grower-shippers in California’s Kern County said they were anticipating an on-time start for this year’s deal.
Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market plans to expand grocery pickup through Instacart to all its stores by early May due to the coronavirus crisis.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., is donating pallets of avocados during pandmeic
Organic produce saw significantly higher dollar sales for the first quarter and for March amid the coronavirus crisis.